Phase 1+2 Development
In the early stages of Ryder & the Rejects, there were only
3 band members/main characters planned:
Ryder (Later renamed Ryder) , Vikki (Snarky Bassist)
and Harry (Banjo player)
My initial concepts had much more of a colorful and stylized look,
lending to references to 70-80s era flamboyant musicians like
David Bowie and Prince.
I pivoted to a more 90s grunge era of art direction for the characters when i realized the
importance of the musical story element, and setting not in a fantasy world, but in an
alternate version of San Francisco..
Phase 1
Explorations (Background characters)
Phase 2
Phase 3 Development
During this phase of development, I added a character to the group, Mimi,
and began her design process as well as Harry's.
I decided to do a redesign of Ryder since the name change, and further
established his look direction.
I also wrote a synopsis and began the scriptwriting process early as an
exercise, because normally in my process, I would develop the storyboards
first.
Explorations (Vikki + Ryder )
Phase 3
